Barcode Design Creative Options from Japan

Many people think barcodes are pretty homely. Packaging design professionals, in particular, often  

Anniversary of 1st Barcode Patent Honored by Google

Today is the 57th anniversary of the first barcode patent. Apparently that interested Google enough to devote one of their famous doodles to mark the occasion. At this Examiner.com article you can see the result and a quick overview of why so many people are fans of the technology.

In Japan, Men with Comb-Over Hairstyles Derided as ‘Barcode Dudes’

When the word ‘barcode’ is used by the next generation to ridicule some within the older generation,

Microchip Bag Tags for Your Luggage?

Depending on whether or not you’ve ever had the experience of losing your luggage — or having someone lose it for you

Challenging Barcode Quiz Offered by SupplyChainDigest

Are you a barcode guru? That’s the question SupplyChainDigest can help you resolve by taking their ten question quiz, located here

Will Barcodes on Trees Stop Illegal Logging?

Obviously by now you know I’m a big advocate for barcodes.

GS1 DataBar: Inevitable in age when “information is king and space is limited?”

At barcode.com, writer Melina McLean has posted a poll question asking whether or not you think the GS1 DataBar will replace the UPC.

QR Code Update: Can 83% of Young Japanese Mobile Phone Users be Wrong?

I saw a poll the other day in which some reputable group estimated the

Federal Court Judge: State-Specific Barcodes Likely Unconstitutional

You could say this is water under the bridge since this story has been featured here a couple of times . . . and hopefully this will be the last. But this is what happens when some folks consider barcodes trivial add-ons

RFID Approaching Cost Parity with Passive Systems?

If I made electronic swizzle sticks that could be used to stir your cocktail and clean your ears, you can bet I’d come up with some reason why you couldn’t live without

GS1 UK Offers Music A Single Barcode License Scheme for £25!

What’s this?

Fake Product Clues: Barcodes, Certification Marks… and Spelling?

Local broadcast news outlets routinely run stories warning viewers about the dangers of faulty, counterfeit

As We Say At Loftware: If You Can’t Label, You Can’t Ship!

This product labeling news story out of  New York is gaining so much attention that even GS1  US spokesperson Jon Mellor has become involved.

H.R. 875 vs Prudent People Doing the Right Thing?

This is about a U.S. House of representative’s bill called the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009 (also known as H.R. 875) that is meandering its way

Barcodes Go Bananas?

They are barcoding banana plants in Australia but for the life of me I can’t figure out

Free Lunch Coupon with No Barcode Leaves KFC Customers Fried

Barcodes were apparently not in the secret recipe of this marketing disaster by Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC).

Loftware at Collaborate09 – Booth #4046

We’ll be at the Collaborate09 user’s group (exhibiting in booth #4046) in Orlando, Florida, USA, starting this Sunday through all next week, so feel free to stop by!

Barcode Self-Scanning Comes to Stop & Shop Supermarket

Writer Donna Drago, reporting for The Jamestown Press, in a story entitled “Things that make me happier,” lauds luggage with wheels, sweet potato sushi, allergy eye drops and… scanning her groceries with a hand held device that also alerts her to store bargains. She says:

An Emerging Market Index You May Find Useful and Profitable to Follow

I should know by now there’s an investment index for just about everything, but it came as news to me there is an index that follows some 26 emerging market countries. This item out of Istanbul, via Reuters, mentions it:

Not Yet GS1 Barcode Compliant But Still Promising? New Barcode Changes Color, Disables Scan, if Food Goes Bad

Two university researchers and a food safety company have collaborated in the development of a new barcode ink – not yet commercially available — that will change color ‘in the presence of food improperly refrigerated.’ The ink turns red and can’t be scanned.